diff --git a/projects/plugins/protect/src/js/hooks/use-fixers.ts b/projects/plugins/protect/src/js/hooks/use-fixers.ts
index 2d31b65bb35cf..d86fd4e66a23c 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/protect/src/js/hooks/use-fixers.ts
+++ b/projects/plugins/protect/src/js/hooks/use-fixers.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ export const fixerTimestampIsStale = ( lastUpdatedTimestamp: string ) => {
 };
 
 export const fixerStatusIsStale = ( fixerStatus: ThreatFixStatus ) => {
-	return fixerStatus.status === 'in_progress' && fixerTimestampIsStale( fixerStatus.last_updated );
+	return (
+		'status' in fixerStatus &&
+		fixerStatus.status === 'in_progress' &&
+		fixerTimestampIsStale( fixerStatus.last_updated )
+	);
 };
 
 type UseFixersResult = {
@@ -40,13 +44,20 @@ export default function useFixers(): UseFixersResult {
 
 	const isThreatFixInProgress = useCallback(
 		( threatId: number ) => {
-			return fixersStatus?.threats?.[ threatId ]?.status === 'in_progress';
+			if ( fixersStatus.ok === false ) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			const threatFix = fixersStatus.threats?.[ threatId ];
+			return 'status' in threatFix && threatFix.status === 'in_progress';
 		},
 		[ fixersStatus ]
 	);
 
 	const isThreatFixStale = useCallback(
 		( threatId: number ) => {
+			if ( fixersStatus.ok === false ) {
+				return false;
+			}
 			const threatFixStatus = fixersStatus?.threats?.[ threatId ];
 			return threatFixStatus ? fixerStatusIsStale( threatFixStatus ) : false;
 		},
diff --git a/projects/plugins/protect/src/js/types/fixers.ts b/projects/plugins/protect/src/js/types/fixers.ts
index 519b3344b8eba..6f5cd693eb999 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/protect/src/js/types/fixers.ts
+++ b/projects/plugins/protect/src/js/types/fixers.ts
@@ -38,3 +38,5 @@ export type ThreatFixStatusSuccess = {
 	status: FixerStatus; // Threat fix status (one of 'not_started', 'in_progress', etc.)
 	last_updated: string; // Last updated timestamp
 };
+
+export type ThreatFixStatus = ThreatFixError | ThreatFixStatusSuccess;